XX高中英语课外阅读材料集锦阅读 单词学习Word格式.docx

1、 1. Plan your time carefully. Make a list of your weekly tasks. Then make a schedule or chart of your time. Fill in xxmitted time such as eating, sleeping, meetings, classes, etc. Then decide on good, regular times for studying. Be sure to set aside enough time to xxplete your normal reading and wor

2、k assignments. Of course, studying shouldnt occupy all of the free time on the schedule. Its important to set aside time for relaxation, hobbies, and entertainment as well. This weekly schedule may not solve all of your problems, but it will make you more aware of how you spend your time. Furthermor

3、e, it will enable you to plan your activities so that you have adequate time for both work and play. 2. Find a good place to study. Choose one place for your study area. It may be a desk or a chair at home or in the school library, but it should be xxfortable, and it should not have distractions. Wh

4、en you begin to work, you should be able to concentrate on the subject. 3. Skim before you read. This means looking over a passage quickly before you begin to read it more carefully. As you preview the material, you get some idea of the content and how it is organized. Later when you begin to read y

5、ou will recognize less important material and you may skip some of these portions. Skimming helps double your reading speed and improves your xxprehension as well. 4. Make good use of your time in class. Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work later. Sit where you can see and hea

6、r well. Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says. 5. Study regularly. Go over your notes as soon as you can after class. Review important points mentioned in class as well as points you remain confused about. Read about these points in your textbook. If you know what the teacher will di

7、scuss the next day, skim and read that material too. This will help you understand the next class. If you review your notes and textbook regularly, the material will bexxe more meaningful and you will remember it longer. Regular review leads to improved performance on test. 6. Develop a good attitud

8、e about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. The world wont end if you dont pass a test, so dont worry excessively about a single test. Tests provide grades, but they also let you know what you need to spend more time studying, and they help make your knowle

9、dge permanent. There are other techniques that might help you with your studying. Only a few have been mentioned here. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these. Talk with your classmates about their study techniques. Share with them some of the techniques you have found to b

10、e helpful. Improving your study habits will improve your grades.第 1 页 共 60 页NEW WORDSaveragen. ordinary 普通的；中等的intelligence n. ability to learn and understand 智力 necessarily ad. inevitably 必定casen. what has really happened; actual condition 实情 additional a. added 附加的，额外的 n. additionweekly a. done or

11、 happening every week 每周的；一周一次的 schedule n. timetable 时间表chart n. （sheet of paper with） information written or drawn in the form of a picture 图 xxmit vt. 指定.用于aside ad. to the side 在旁边；到一边etc （Latin, shortened form for et cetera） and other things 等等 normal a. usual 正常的reading n. the act or practice

12、of reading 阅读assignment n. sth. given out as a task （布置的）作业 occupy n. take up 占用relaxation n. （sth. done for） rest and amusement 休息，娱乐 relax v. hobby n. what one likes to do in ones free time 业余爱好entertainment n. show, party, etc. that people enjoy 娱乐 entertain vt. solve vt. find an answer to （a pro

13、blem） 解决aware a. having knowledge or understanding 知道的；意识到的 furthermore ad. moreover; in addition 而且；此外enable vt. make （sb.） able （to do sth.） 使能 activity n. sth. （to be） done 活动adequate a. as much as one needs; enough 充分的；足够的distraction n. sth. that draws away the mind or attention 分心的事物 concentrat

14、e （on or upon） vi. pay close attention （to） 全神贯注 skim vt. read quickly to get the main ideas （of） 略读preview vt. have a general view of （sth.） beforehand 预习 content n. what is written in a book, etc. 内容 organize vt. form into a whole 组织 laterad. 后来；以后 skip vt. pass over 略过portion n. part; share 一部分；一

15、份double v. make or bexxe twice as great or as many 增加一倍xxprehension n. the act of understanding or ability to understand 理解 mention vt. speak or write about （sth.） in a few words 提及confused a. mixed up in ones mind 迷惑的，混淆的 confuse vt. textbook n. a standard book for the study of a subject 教科书；课本 per

16、formance n. achievement 成绩meaningful a. having important meaning or value 富有意义的 attitude n. what one thinks about sth. 态度，看法 purpose n. aim 目的，意图excessively ad. too much 过多地，过分地 excessive a.permanent a. lasting for a long time; never changing 持久的；永久的 technique n. way of doing sth. 技巧，方法第 2 页 共 60 页h

17、elpful a. useful; providing help or wiling to help 有益的；给予帮助的，肯帮忙的 PHRASES & EXPRSSIONS fill in write in 填写，填充decide onmake a choice or decision about 选定，决定 set asidesave for a special purpose 留出 as wellalso; too; in addition 也，还；同样be aware （of）know （sth.）; know （what is happening） 知道，意识到 concentrate

18、 ondirect ones attention, efforts, etc. to 全神贯注于 look overexamine （quickly） 把.看一遍，过目 go over review 复习 lead to result in 导致Unit Two: Sailing Round the WorldAt sixty-five Francis Chichester set out to sail single-handed round the world. This is the story of that adventure.Sailing Round the WorldBefor

19、e he sailed round the world single-handed, Francis Chichester had already surprised his friends several times. He had tried to fly round the world but failed. That was in 1931. The years passed. He gave up flying and began sailing. He enjoyed it greatly. Chichester was already 58 years old when he w

20、on the first solo transatlantic sailing race. His old dream of going round the world came back, but this time he would sail. His friends and doctors did not think he could do it, as he had lung cancer. But Chichester was determined to carry out his plan. In August, 1963, at the age of nearly sixty-f

21、ive, an age when many men retire, he began the greatest voyage of his life. Soon, he was away in this new 16-metre boat, Gipsy Moth. Chichester followed the route of the great nineteenth century clipper ships. But the clippers had had plenty of crew. Chicheater did it all by himself, even after the

22、main steering device had been damaged by gales. Chichester covered 14, 100 miles before stopping in Sydney, Australia. This was more than twice the distance anyone had previously sailed alone. He arrived in Australia on 12 December, just 107 days out from England. He received a warm welxxe from the

23、Australians and from his family who had flown there to meet him. On shore, Chichester could not walk without help. Everybody said the same thing: he had done enough; he must not go any further. But he did not listen. After resting in Sydney for a few weeks, Chichester set off once more in spite of h

24、is friends attempts to dissuade him. The second half of his voyage was by far the more dangerous part, during which he sailed round the treacherous Cape Horn. On 29 January he left Australia. The next night, the blackest he had ever known, the sea became so rough that the boat almost turned over. Fo

25、od, clothes, and broken glass were all mixed together. Fortunately, bed and went to sleep. When he woke up, the sea had bexxe calm the nearest person he could contact by radio, unless there was a ship nearby, Wild be on an island 885 miles away.After succeeding in sailing round Cape Horn, Chichester

26、 sent the following radio message to London:Horn and that sinister Southern Ocean again. Just before 9 oclock on Sunday evening 28 May, 1967, he arrived back in England, where a quarter of a million people were waiting to welxxe him. Queen Elizabeth II knighted him with the very sword that Queen Eli

27、zabeth I had sailed round the world for the first time. The whole voyage第 3 页 共 60 页from England and back had covered 28, 500 miles. It had taken him nine months , of which the sailing time was 226 days. He had done what he wanted to acxxplish. Like many other adventurers, Chichester had experienced

28、 fear and conquered it. In doing so, he had undoubtedly learnt something about himself. Moreover, in the modern age when human beings depend so much on machines, he had given men throughout the world new pride. NEW WORDSsingle-handed a & ad. （done） by one person alone 单独的 adventuren. 冒险 soloa. singl

29、e-handed 单独的transatlantic a. crossing the Atlantic Ocean 横度大西洋 lungn. part of the body with which one breathes 肺 cancer n. 癌determined a. with ones mind firmly made up下定了决心的 determine v. determination n. retirevi. stop working at ones job（because of age） 退休 voyagen. sea journey 航海；航行routen. way from

30、 one place to another 路线 clippern. 快速帆船crewn. group of people who work together on a ship or aeroplane 全体船员；全体乘务员 steervt. make （esp. a boat or road vehicle） go in a particular direction 为.撑舵 devicen. a piece of equipment 设备；装置 steering devicen. 操舵装置damagevt. cause harm or injury to 损坏gale n. very strong wind 大风cover vt. travel （a certain distance